Malika 4
1 Kange alya tengula ku vulanisia mulubale palubale pa lisumbe. Nilipugha ilivaha likakong'ana pikunsungutila umwene, akalamula pikwingila mu ngalama na akikala. ilipugha lyoni likava mulubale kunji mulisumbe.
Afterwards Jesus began to teach by the seaside, and a vast multitude of people gathered about him, so that he went on board a boat on the sea, and sat there, while all the people stayed on shore, at the water’s edge.
2 Pe akavavulanisia sinyinga mufuhwanikisio, pe akajova kuvanave ni mbulansio sake.
Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.
3 Pulikisia, unkesambeju alyalutile kukesa imbeju.
"Listen! the Sower once went out to sow,
4 Ye ikesa imbeju jimonga jikaghua musila, injuni sikisa sikahola. Ijinge jikaghua palinalavue, pano ilihanga lilyale lidebe.
and as he sowed, it happened that some seed fell on the road, and birds came and picked it up;
5 Nakalingi sikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale palihanga ilyakukwilana.
some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,
6 Looli ilijuva lika nyaanya, jikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale ni ndela, sikuuma. Ijinge jikaghua pa malela gha madasia.
but when the sun rose it was scorched and withered away because it had no root.
7 Neke amadasia yeghalembile ghaka fweta, sikakunua kukoma ifipeke vunufu
Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so that it yielded no crop.
8 Ijinge jikaghua pa lihanga ilinofu jikamela nakukoma vunono, jimo ifijigho fitatu, ijinge fijigho ntanda, ijinge kilundo”.
But some seed fell into good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up and increased, yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.
9 Pe akati, “Unyakupulika, apulike!”
"Any one who has ears to hear," he added, "let him listen to this."
10 U Yesu unsiki ghuno akale mwene, vala vano valyale pipi na vala kijigho na vavili vakamposia kufihwanikisio.
When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables.
11 Akavamula muvanave, “Mupelilue isa vusyefu uvwa vutwa vwa Nguluve. Neke vano valikunji ifinu fyoni fihwanikisio,
He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,
12 neke vangalole, ena vilola, loli navangalole, kupulika vipulike neke navangasitang'anie, looli vasasyetuka nu Ngulu ngale avasaghile.”
so that, "for all their looking they may not see, and for all their hearing, they may not understand, lest perchance they should turn and be pardoned.
13 Pe akajova muvanave, “Namukukitang'ania ikihwanikisio iki? Pe kyamukufitang'ania ndani ifihwanikiso ifinga?
"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?
14 Unkesambeju akesa ilisio.
"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those ‘on the wayside’ where the Word is sown.
15 Vamonga vevano vaghwile mulubale mu sila, pano ilisio likesilue. Pano valyapulike, nakalinge usetano akisa na pivusia ilisi lino likale mu moojo ghave.
As soon as they hear it, Satan immediately comes and snatches away the Word which has been sown in them.
16 Vamonga vevala vano vakakesilue pakyanya pa linalavue, vano, vikulipulika ilisio, vikulyupila ng'aning'ani nulukelo.
And like the sowing upon ‘stony ground’ are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,
17 Vasila ndela sesoni mu mojo ghava, looli valyale nu lugudo ludebe. Looli inalaamu ni mumuko pano fikwisa vwimila vwa lisio, unsiki ghughuo vikuvala.
but because they have no root in themselves they last for a time; but when suffering or persecution ensues because of the Word, they at once fall away.
18 Avange vevala vano vakakesilue mumifui. vikulipulika ilisio,
There are others who are ‘sown among thorns.’
19 neke imumuko sa mu iisi, uvuyasu vwimila vwa kyuma, nuvunoghelua vwa mbombo isinge, fikuvingila pe fifweta ilisio, pelikunua ku koma imeke. (aiōn g165)
When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Looli vano vavyalilue mulihanga ili nofu. vikulipuluka ilisio na kukulyupila neke vikoma ifipeke: jumo ifipeke fijigho fitatu ujunge fijigho ntanda, ujunge kilindo kimo.”
But those, on the other hand, who were sown on that good soil, are those who listen to the Word, and welcome it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold."
21 U Yesu akavavula, “Ulumuli luletua munkate mu nyumba na pikulubika pa ndilo, nambe pasi pa fungo? Jeeje luvikua pa kimilo.
He went on to say. "Is the lamp brought in to be put under the bushel or the bed? Is it not rather to be put on the lamp-stand?
22 Ulwakuva nakwekile kyekyoni kino kifisime kino nakilikagulika, sope isa vusyefu silivikua pa vwelefu.
There is nothing hidden except what is to be disclosed, and nothing concealed except what is to be revealed.
23 Unya kupulika apilike!”
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 Akavavula, “muve maaso kukino mukukipulika, ulwakuva ikipimo kino mipimila, kyekino milipimivua, kange kilikwongelele kulyumue.
And he said to them. "Take heed what you hear. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
25 Ulwakuva umwene juno alinakyope, ilikyupila kukila, jula juno nsila, kuhuma kwa mwene ilipokua nambe fila fini alinafyope.”
For he who holds, to him will more be given, and he who holds not, from him will be taken even what he holds."
26 Pe akajova, “Uvutwa vwa Nguluve vulindavule ikihwaanikisio kya muunhu unkesa mbeju mumughunda.
"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;
27 Umwene akaghona na kusisimuka, imbeju jika lemba nakukula, kisila kukagula muno jimelela.
night and day he sleeps and wakes while the seed is sprouting and growing tall, he knows not how.
28 Iisi jihumia jijio; ghitala amatundu, neke amasoje, kange imeke sino selile.
Of its own accord the earth bears its crops; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 Unsiki ghuno imbeju jiva jelile itwalagha uvumego, ulwakuva unsiki ghwa kubena ghufikile.”
Then as soon as the crop is ready the man has the sickle put in at once, because harvest-time is come.
30 Pe akajova, “tu hwananie uvutwa vwa Nguluve ni kinu kinge, nambe utumile ikihwani ikinge ku kwolelela?
"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God?" he said again. "in what parable shall we set it forth?
31 Vuhwani vwa mbeju indebe kukila soni, nambe pano jilya vyalilue jilyale ndebe kyongo kukila imbeju soni mu iisi.
It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the soil, is the smallest seed in the world;
32 Nambe, unsiki ghuno jikavyalilue, jimela na kukula ghuva mela nkope kukila amamele ghoni agha mubusitani, inhaafi saake siva mbaha, nasinjuni sa kuvulanga sitendagha ifivwasu mumuo.
yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."
33 Akavavulanisiagha avaanhu ilisio lyake mufihwanikisio finga na kujova mu vanave, kavavulanisiagha ndavule vanoghile kujova,
With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;
34 na akalovagha kimonga kisila kuhwanikisio. Looli unsiki ghuno lyale mwne, akavaghanulilagha sooni avavulanisivua vaake.
and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.
35 Mufighono ifio, ye jifikile ivwilile, akajova muvanave, “Tulovoke imwambo jila”.
On the evening of that same day Jesus said to them, "Let us go across to the other side."
36 Pa uluo vakalileka ilipugha, vakantola u Yesu, unsiki ughuo ye alimunkate mungalava. Ingalava isinge silyale palikimo nu mwene.
So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them just as he was in the boat; and the other boats were with him.
37 Imhepo inyangufu jikaguguma na mavingo ghakavingilagha munkate mu ngalava ingalava wejilya memile.
But a great gale of wind came up, and the waves were dashing into the boat so that it began to fill.
38 Looli u Yesu alyale mu shtri, alyaghonile pa kisaghu. Vakansisimula, vakati, “Ghwe m'bulaniisi, uve kulyuve ghuvona na kiinu usue pano tufua?”
Now he himself was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up, saying, "Master, do you not care if we perish?"
39 Pe akasimuka akajidalikila imhepo na pikujivula inyanja, '“Litama, ulughano”. Imhepo jikalitama, kukava mye.
And he awoke, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!"
40 Akaajova muveene, “Lwakiki muli voghofi?”
The wind fell, and there ensued a great calm. Then he said to them. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"
41 Valya memile uludwesi luvaha, vakajovesania, vakati, “Uju ghwe veeni, juno imhepo namavingo fikumpulika?”.
Then they were awestruck, and said one to another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey him!"
